the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan

to be born / to come into existence

Short for 日の本の国 (Hinomoto-no-kuni): the Land of the Rising Sun, Japan

the rising sun, allusion to 大和 (Yamato, a placename)

(for a child to) be raised, grow up / (for vegetables etc.) to grow / nurture, train (professionals)

a land, a large place / a country in general, a region / a country as in a nation, a state / the office of emperor, the crown; affairs of state / a province of ancient Japan

(chiefly women's speech) first person singular pronoun: I, me

(polite) first-person singular pronoun: I, me

a personal or private matter / (by extension) selfishness

a personal or private matter / selfishness / privacy, secrecy / (women's speech, obsolete) a brother-in-law